Cargo binder



Aug. 24, 1954 R. ToFFoLoN CARGO BINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 7, 1952 INVENTOR Rosen LTTov-'Famn ATTOR NEYS Aug. 24, 1954 R. L. ToFFoLoN CARGO BINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 7, 1952 INVENTOR Rosen. LToFFoLoN BY 777/mmzzfpM/wz L @man ATTORNEYS Aug. 24, 1954 R. L. ToFFoLoN CARGO BINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 7, 1952 ATTORNEYS Aug. 24, 1954 R. L. ToFFoLoN 2,687,321

CARGO BINDER Filed March v, 1952 e Sheets-sheet 4 EL3 l@ Aug. 24, 1954 R. l.. roFFoLoN CARGO BINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 7, 1952 )gem/3mm v 9a/Maya ATTORNEYS CARGO BINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed March 7, 1952 INV ENT OR ATTORNEB Racen. Lfcswonon utiillllllL m nil.

Patented Aug. 24, 1954 USNirEo stares PATENT o FFflfcE CARGO BINDER Roger LouisLT'offolon, Schenectady, .N. Y.

Applicaton=.March'-f7, 1952,` Serial No. .2.7534201 11.,Claims.

This? invention'` relates. to binders and mo-ref particularly` tof-bindersvoff the.A cargo carrying type;

An object ofthe; present invention ito` provide: binders which are fflexibleandwwhichrequire nopallets.

Another` 'obj ect', of thefpresent; invention isA to provide-binders; which" are :adaptedf for all :condv tions.' of A,cargo carrying Yuse.A

A- further object of stliespresent"invention isi-tov provide binders-which'are fof-sturdy construction,

highlyV eiiicient action;i ,and-'commercially fea sible.-`

Other objeotszandfadvantag-,es Will-becomegape parent from the followingwdesoription;taken conjunctionwith the: accompanying'. drawings, wherein Figure; 1 isa-perspeotive view-vof;afrbinderfaee-l cordingE tothepresent inventionienc-losing -afeload-f of s bagged material.

Figure 2. is a planviewf, with partsbroken away;

the -,respeetive illustrated lfold.` lines.:

Figure 3 is a fragmentary:perspective-view'fef the assemblyof :Eiggure 2=showingfonilyytwo off the divergingf web. Aportions with the egportionse of 1 thev side edgesof such:web1portionsx-folded-backupon and, secured,tooneefacemhereoff with zi'ilre'f.-partsl beyond the secured foldedv back portion-s pro-` jecting from -`thelfone face:

Figure'- 4 .is a u fragmentary; perspective fviewf.- of the assembly; of Figure 3. but showingrthepartsf of the. two diver-ging web. portions beyond- 4 the:

secured folded back* portionsiturned'ftoward the oppositefacesfthereef, and (thereby.` forming: v,cor-V ners each havingl a;.,leg projectinga therefrom:

Figure 5 :is fa bottom plan .view'of;Fig;urez.-1 show:-

ing thegarrangement otthenanehorx. and fthev four; corners and which together form the base :of the;

binder. aeeordinggto gthefpresent invention.l

Figure 6 iss apla-n; View, with parts; zbrokeni away; .ofl .the-A, assembly .rofFigureg 2;.. but fshowing f the anchorandfthe portionssofithe welo;fplttionsy adjacent such",` anchor provided with.4 a? plurality of` openingaeach -provded with a.:.grommet, .are

rangedin parallel laterally. spacedrows..

Eigure. is: a4r fragmentary yside-z elevation fofthezbinder ofrEigurefll having; amod-ied i base.pro

vided with laterallyspaced rowsof..ggrommettconaand having;r loops proj ectinggthrough their openings;

ofthe rows,;andf a'1 rigid vbacking; and sim-:d0rting4 element extending ,throughf aligned loops-of thev respective rows.

Figure 8 -is 3 al sectional view-taken on the line 8.--8 ofEigure '7'.

Figure v9- isf a bottom- .plan view of' the assembly of `Fig-ure 7. v

Figure A1,0 is-a sectionalviewA taken ,fon f therli-nef I Q Stof iEiguref'.

Figure -11 -is -ann explodedperspectivewview of a, singleA loop.,frarr1 ei employed f in i the@ assembly! off Figures -f7 andA andw-hich extends.through,the` grommet openingsA of adjacent, rows; with theA rigid supportingframeT omitted.

Figure l2 vfis .a k:bottompl-an :View of ztheassem-bly; ofliigure, hav-ing a-further modified .base-apro-V vided with :two .laterallyspaeed rows of.loopS Drojecting from.. the under surface? thereof; 3 rigidiA backing and supporting, elements extending through ,aligned :loops ofv .the .-respectiv :-.r.owisyl and'A rigid backing-1irames--,abutting-.thefunder.surface of thei base and: extending longitudinally. of ,and betweenthe rows Figure a 13Y is a.. sectional Lview-ztakerron fthetlinef lit-I3 of Figuren;

Fig-ure 14a-fis ai fragmentary. enlarged. View of one4 of the diverging f web portions with .theportions of a its ,sidefedges foldedpartiallyfback Aupon one` face thereof; and having`z a.- rigid at.r ein forcing frame., mounted uponS the folded. back. portions.,

Eigure 15 f a. fragmentary viewof.y the V-same 1 assembly of-.Figurev 14 but. show-ing? thefolded` back.- portionssecu-red to ,the oneface with Ithe reinforcing frame fixedly4 held ,byvv said portions .f

- Figurel-G. is afrag-mentary View ofthesamef assembly of. Eigure'.` 15.-, lou-tl witha. l exible rein-f forcing ,strip bridging, the folded.Y -back ,portions and securedto ysaid portions..

Figure 17 isa, perspective: .vieu/f.l of, afmodiiied form* of`v the. binder according toc-the: present invention.

Eigure 18. is a. fragmentary..perspective-view of the bottomportion of .the binderpf-,Eigure 1'7.

Figure 19;is a sideelevationalview foi 4tlabincer. of f Figure l.V but with aex-ble :ii-ap., interposed, between .and rsonneotedito` .adjacent legs;v

Figure 2,11V is. a plan view..` with. parts broken away, of the assembly of Figure 2 but showing the flexible flaps carried by each of the web portions beyond the illustrated fold lines.

Figure 22 is a plan view, upon a reduced scale, with parts broken away, of the assembly of Figure 2 but showing the border liexible sheet underlying the anchor and the portions of the diverging web portions which when folded form the corners and which together with the anchor form the base of the binder of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings, such figure shows a binder of the present invention enclosing a load of bagged material, the binder embodying a plurality of legs Il projecting upwardly from the base. The free ends of the legs are secured together by exible means or straps I2 which extend between and are connected to such free ends. Arranged on the exterior surface of each of the legs adjacent the free end thereof and secured thereto is a ring I3 for the reception of a lifting hook. Other flexible means secures the legs II together inwardly of the free ends thereof, such means embodying a strap I4 carried by each leg inwardly of the free end, one end of the strap having a buckle i5 which receives and engages the other end portion of the strap on the adjacent leg.

The binder of the present invention is fabricated from flexible material, such as heavy paper, cloth or heavy canvas, and comprises, Figure 2, at least two flexible Webs A and B arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor I6 having a plurality of web portions Il diverging therefrom. Each web portion II contiguous to the anchor I 6 has portions of its side edges represented by the group of crease lines I8, Figure 2, folded back upon and secured to one face thereof as indicated by the numeral I9, Figure 3, with the part beyond the folded back portion I9 then turned toward the opposite face thereof, Figure 4, to thereby form a corner 28 having a leg II projecting from said corner. The corners and anchor I6, Figure 5, together form the base of the binder as shown in Figure l.

For some conditions of use it is desirable and advantageous to have the base of the binder provided with means for receiving rigid backing and supporting elements such as wood boards of the desired dimensions. Specifically, such means comprises a plurality of rigid loops arranged in parallel laterally spaced rows projecting from the under surface of the base and connected to the base, the loops of each row being in alignment with the loops in the other rows and adapted to receive a rigid backing and supporting element. One form of this means consists in providing, Figure 6, the anchor I6 and the portions of the web portions I'I intermediate the group of crease lines I8 and the anchor I 6 with a plurality of openings 2l arranged in parallel laterally spaced rows, the openings of each row being in alignment with the openings in the other rows,l with each opening provided with a grommet 22. A dat rigid backing frame 23, in the form of an elongated wire loop, Figures 7 and 8, is arranged to abut the upper face of the base and to extend longitudinally of and between at least two adjacent rows of the opening 2|, specically between the second and third rows, and is secured to the base by the flexible strips 24. Positioned upon and abutting the upper face of the base and extending longitudinally of and between the first and second rows of openings 2l and between'the third and fourth rows of openings 2l are further rigid backing frames 25 of the same structure and form of frame 23. A U -shaped wire frame 26, Figure 1l, having its legs in the form of loops 2l extends between and in registry with the respective aligned openings of the first and second rows and of the third and fourth rows of openings, and has its loops 2l projecting through such openings with its bight resting upon a portion of the adjacent frame 2,5. The aligned loops 2'I of the first, second, third and fourth rows of openings 2l each receive a rigid backing and supporting element 28, such as a Wood board of two by four inch cross section.

Another form that the means provided in the base of the binder for receiving rigid backing and supporting elements may take consists of,

Figures 12 and 13, in positioning at least two rigid members 3G in parallel laterally spaced relation along the under face of the base of the binder and securing same to the under face of the binder base by means of spaced flexible tapes 3l extending transversely therebetween. Each of the members 30 has a plurality of loops 32 projecting therefrom, the loops of the one member being in alignment with the loops of the other member and receiving the rigid backing and supporting elements 28 of the type and dimensions previously described. At least two fiat rigid backing frames 23 of the structure and configuration hereinabove described are arranged to abut the under face of the base and to extend in longitudinal spaced relation of and between the members 30 and are secured to the base of the binder by the tapes 3l.

If desired, the folded back portions I9 may be reinforced, and such reinforcement can be effected by, Figure 14, slipping a rigid flat reinforcing frame over the folded back portions I2 of each Web portion Il prior to their securement to the adjacent one face, and then securing the folded back portions I9 to such web portion in such manner that the frame 35 is xedly held by the latter portions as shown in Figure 15. In place of the reinforcement of the folded back portions I9 of each web portion Il by the frame 35, the folded back portions i9 may be reinforced by bridging the folded back portions i9 with a flexible reinforcing strip 36 and securing such strip to the folded back portions as shown in Figure 16.

The binder, Figures 17 and 18, may be reinforced by the addition of a flexible means other than the exible means I2 and the flexible means embodying the straps I4, such means comprising a pair of straps 3B and 33 arranged at right angles with respect to each other and secured to the under face of the anchor I6 of the binder base, the free ends of the straps 38 and 39 being located between adjacent corners 20 of the base, and each free end carrying a ring 40. Each ring I3 carries a pair of straps 4I and each of such straps has a buckle 43 on the free end thereof which receives and engages the end portion of the adjacent one of a pair of straps 44 carried by the adjacent ring 49.

In place of the legs I I being connected together intermediate their ends by the other flexible means embodying straps I4, the adjacent legs may be connected, Figure 19, by a flexible flap 45, interposed between adjacent legs Il, the flap d5 having one side edge secured to the one leg Il and having the other free side edge connected to the other leg I I by means of a plurality of straps 4l carried by and projecting from such nap which answerer arez'receivedvi andzengagedgby `the buchleszglaof. complemental strapsfd' arriedibyitiieothenlegil i s For: somef purposes;1v itizisedesirables-,tdhave the: base of :the binder :provided withvmeansrto enable the. loadedbinder tobccbodily pulledor dragged along: a; supporting surface. Such'` meansv takes. theiform of:auflexibleasheeto.Figme22; which underliesrandtis:securedto;the floase:v The vsheet Ei; isepreferably of `greater:dimensionsathan theihasef vso as 'to Y:provide 'border portions ofzalsizef; such-as;

to 'readily accommodate: a-grasping element.

Having lVfully'f: described; ther invention; y I claimis newaandidesiresto. securez-byliettersilatent l. In. ai. binder, .atclleast* two ,-fiexible f webs"y arzranged :in crisscrossofaceiito 'fface zrelationi andfsecured ftogetherin'the crosscrossiregion: tort'hereby forman anchor fliaving anplurality rofqweb portionsdiverg-ingtherefrom; each. web portion', `having portions;`A of its side; edges?. contiguous toe said anchor foldedrbackauponzandxsecured:itofone face thereoffwith thepartibeyondfthe folded ".baclf.l porttions turnedttoward'theioppositeace thereof-itc thereby form.` an, corner.i having a; leg projecting from said: corner," sa-idt-y cornersry andi anchor` to-v gether formingiarbase'iofabinder, flexiblemeans extendingl between: and conecting; the; free 1 ends. of said legsr together; andsother" flexible means extending between "andconnecting @saidk legsf to'.- gether inwardly of the;free-ends:thereof:

' ZvilnV abinder;i at-leastrztwoexibleewebs 'arranged inl crisscross:` face,4 tov faceI relation`f andA secureditogethe-r inltheicrisscross region'itozthere'- by forni an; anchorr havingza plurality: of web; portions divergingz therefrom; A each' web portion having` portions -f off its a side; edges; contiguousgl to: said anchoryfolded back-"upon :and secured h.to one: face thereof withthepart beyondtheffoldedback portions turned toward'fthe foppositegfacethereof: to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, a rigid flat reinforcing frame extending betweengthe folded' backv portions of each web portionzand-xedly heldr'by` the latter portions, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, andother `flexible' means vextending betweenand connecting"said-legs'together'inwardly ofthe free ends thereof.

3. In a binder, at least two exible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded back portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, a flexible reinforcing strip bridging the folded back portions of each web portion and secured to said folded back portions. flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, and other flexible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof.

4. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded back portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said 6i' corne-rysaid cornerssandxanchon togethemorminez a1 ibase:- of iazbinder; plurality-of; rig-idiloops :are ranged iinuparalleldaterailyrspaced mwsrpx'ojecting: frontthee; underi` surfacei oft saidi bases'andi cone. nectedto said :base-,.itheffloops :ofxeacharow being` in :rv alignment.` with: the. loopsy in :thea-rother s rows and.;adaptedrztoireceiveffav rigidzbacking andxsupzportingzelement, flexibleP means ,#extending-zbe-4 tween :and :connecting: the` free-,f ends -`of i said-f legs; together,y` andrz'otheri exible-f means-z extending between` and: connecting; said., legsftogether f' inwardly of the freerendsahereof.

5;.v In a binder;- at= least'twoziflexiblewebs; arc-1 rangeddrrcrisserosssfaceztcrfacei-relationand :se-1 cured-,together:in:thesrcrisscrosszregicn1to1-:thereby form Lan anchorrhaving .af plurality'f of jwebcporztionsI divergingftherefrom, each web portiorrhaving portions; of t itsside: edgescontiguous lto-l said? anchor foldedzback uponfeand secured toi one` face thereof witirA the? part-beyond the? folded: back portions turnedi toward: `the,- opposites` face: thereof to: lthereby lformr ai cornerhaving a leg projecting fromf, said: corner; said"V cornersI4 and anchor togetherf forming: arx base: of` einbinden', aplurality. ofA rigid loopszzarrangedi inuparallel slate erally -spacedvrowsziproj ectingifrom'zthefunder sur-l face r of j said-rbase and; connected; to saidfbaseej a fiat rigid backingiframeyabutting f said? base f and ext ending longitudinally 'of andbetween at least twof adj acent r rows'- of f loops.,v ahdwyseci-irediton said base, thesrloops ofrea'ch` row being "ini alignment with the: loops; in thef. etherfrows and adapted to` receive a rigid backing and supporting element, flexible:means` extending;.-between;and connecting theiffreet'endsfofisaidflegs together; andother iiexiblefmeans:extendingfbetweeniandconnecting. said legs together: inwardly,f off they -freel ends thereof:

6; In a binderatrleast;twofexiblefwebs: arranged in; crisscross:` face` to .face relationA and secured-togetherin',thefcrisscrossfregionztojtherebyf-form fan; anchor'having :apluralityrofiweb: por tionsndivergingftherefrom :each webiportionhaving portions iof; its; sideredges. contiguous :to isaid anchor 'foldedibaclozuponand fsecured :to ,fone-face thereofzwiththegpartibeyond{theefoided bach-portionsrturnedztowardithe opposites.faceethereof to therebyxform. ai... cor-nerf having :.5 a= leg;` Iproj ecting from said corner, said corners and anchor together forming a base of a binder, the base being provided with a plurality of openings arranged in parallel laterally spaced rows, a flat rigid supporting frame extending longitudinally of adjacent rows and connected to said base and having loops in registry with and projecting through the openings of the respective rows, the loops of each row being in alignment with the loops in the other rows and adapted to receive a rigid backing and supporting element, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, and other exible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof.

7. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured vtogether in the crisscross region to thereby forman anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded back portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form. a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, said corners and.

anchor together forming a base of a binder, a flexible sheet underlying and secured to said base and being of greater dimensions than said base to provide border portions of a size such as to readily accomodate a grasping element, ilexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, and other flexible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof.

8. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof 'with the part beyond the folded back portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to form a corner having a leg projecting from Said corner, a reinforcing means extending between the folded back portions of each web portion and fixedly held by the latter portions, a plurality of rigid loops arranged in parallel laterally spaced rows projecting from the under surface of said base and connected to said base, the loops of each row being in alignment with the loops in the other rows and adapted to receive a rigid backing and supporting element, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of ysaid legs together, and other flexible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof.

9. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crosscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded baclr portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, said corners 4and anchor together forming a base of a binder, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, a flexible flap interposed between adjacent legs and connected along one 8 side to one of the adjacent legs, and a iexible strap connected to the other side of said flap and detachably securable to a securing element Acarried by the other of the adjacent legs.

10. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded back. portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, said corners and anchor together forming a base of a binder, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, other exible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof, and reinforcing strap means extending exteriorly of and between said legs inwardly of the free ends thereof and connected to said legs and said base.

1l. In a binder, at least two flexible webs arranged in crisscross face to face relation and secured together in the crisscross region to thereby form an anchor having a plurality of web portions diverging therefrom, each web portion having portions of its side edges contiguous to said anchor folded back upon and secured to one face thereof with the part beyond the folded back portions turned toward the opposite face thereof to thereby form a corner having a leg projecting from said corner, reinforcing means secured to the folded back portions of each web portion, flexible means extending between and connecting the free ends of said legs together, and other flexible means extending between and connecting said legs together inwardly of the free ends thereof.

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